The document discusses the basic parts and functions of a computer. It describes the monitor, central processing unit (CPU), mouse, keyboard, speakers, microphone, and printer as the main hardware components. The monitor displays output, the CPU controls functions, the mouse and keyboard are input devices, and speakers, microphone, and printer are input/output devices. Software is divided into application software, which enables tasks like document creation, and system software, which acts as an interface between the user and computer. Computers are used at home for entertainment, at schools for teaching, in offices for work tasks, at transportation hubs for services like ticketing, and in banks for financial records and services.
11. The features of Computer
1. Performing mathematical operations.
2. Playing game.
3. Watching movies and programs.
4. Listening to music.
5. Storing information.
6. Typing letters and other documents.
12. Computer hardware includes all the
electrical, mechanical, and the electronic
parts of a computer.
Any part that we can see or touch is the
hard ware.
19. Software
Software used for computer may be of different
types. Some of which are:
Application software
System software
20. All application do work on computer is
application software.
Software which enables creation and
storage of document are termed as
application software.
21. The software which does this translation
is known as the support software.
The computer understands only Machine
language i.e. 0’s and 1’s. in the above
example how do you think it
understands the reservation clerk’s
query in English? There has to be a
software which translates the user
language into machine language.
23. Uses of computer
At Home:-
we use the computer at home to do different
kinds of work.
1. Watching films.
2. Listening to music.
3. Playing games.
24. In school:-
computer are used for teaching in schools.
1. Making worksheets.
2. Keeping records of attendance of students,
teachers and other staff.
25. In offices :-
A computer helps store all the information in
the office.
1. Typing letters.
2. Sending and receiving e-mails.
3. Keeping records of salary and attendance of
employees.
26. At railway station and airports:-
Computer are used for different purposes a
railway station and airports.
1. Booking tickets
2. Keeping information about the arrival and
departure timing of trains and aeroplanes.
27. In banks :-
Computer used in banks to keep record of
the customers’ account.
1. Maintaining records of money.